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[Tiramisu]

THANKS for all the good ideas.

Check your power provider. Mine (www.reliantenergy.com) has several helpful hints and even a place to key in to see what each appliance costs you. My rate is at $.14/kWh.

Hubby and I agreed that we can not go to the grocery store without a list and we must try to shop only from the list. We have a bad habit of stopping on the way home from work to grab a few things and ending up getting extras. We need to get better about thawing something out for supper. We literally have 4 freezers (1 on the side-by-side in the house, 2 big ones in the garage, and 1 on the extra refrigerator in the garage). I figured that it costs $25/month for each, so we are going to consolidate and hopefully sell one of the freezers. We re-inherited the extra refrigerator and a compact refrigerator from kids college days. Since the storm, we haven't plugged the compact in and will try to sell it. With such a big family, the extra frig comes in handy, so we'll probably keep it.

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Tiramisu

THANKS for all the good ideas.

Check your power provider. Mine (www.reliantenergy.com) has several helpful hints and even a place to key in to see what each appliance costs you. My rate is at $.14/kWh.

Hubby and I agreed that we can not go to the grocery store without a list and we must try to shop only from the list. We have a bad habit of stopping on the way home from work to grab a few things and ending up getting extras. We need to get better about thawing something out for supper. We literally have 4 freezers (1 on the side-by-side in the house, 2 big ones in the garage, and 1 on the extra refrigerator in the garage). I figured that it costs $25/month for each, so we are going to consolidate and hopefully sell one of the freezers. We re-inherited the extra refrigerator and a compact refrigerator from kids college days. Since the storm, we haven't plugged the compact in and will try to sell it. With such a big family, the extra frig comes in handy, so we'll probably keep it.

Sandy i bet if i leave my husband home when i go grocery shopping i will save 100.00 everytime he goes he gets big steaks and junk food....

[Tiramisu]

Originally Posted by HALEY

Sandy i bet if i leave my husband home when i go grocery shopping i will save 100.00 everytime he goes he gets big steaks and junk food....

Well, be thankful that he cares to go with you and remember the way to a man's heart... I'm so glad to hear that your marriage is better!

There are several things I can cut and/or do without to save money, but I'm not ready to give them up and feel that we must REWARD OURSELVES for our hard work. I'm a quality time kinda girl!

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Tiramisu

Well, be thankful that he cares to go with you and remember the way to a man's heart... I'm so glad to hear that your marriage is better!

There are several things I can cut and/or do without to save money, but I'm not ready to give them up and feel that we must REWARD OURSELVES for our hard work. I'm a quality time kinda girl!

I wouldn't say better and i wouldn't say its worse, were just trying to survive right now... The only reason he goes, cause he gets stuff for his lunches now, i don't have the time to shop for the house, baby, cleaning stuff and worry about what he wants for his lunch ... so i told him to get his butt off the couch and go with us.

[Tiramisu]

Originally Posted by HALEY

I wouldn't say better and i wouldn't say its worse, were just trying to survive right now... The only reason he goes, cause he gets stuff for his lunches now, i don't have the time to shop for the house, baby, cleaning stuff and worry about what he wants for his lunch ... so i told him to get his butt off the couch and go with us.

You drive a hard bargain!

[HALEY]

Originally Posted by Tiramisu

You drive a hard bargain!

I know but i'm tired at night to, i work 8 1/2 hours a day, have to pick up the baby at daycare, go home, feed him, bath him, then about that time Mike is home then we go grocery shopping, shoot by that time i'm ready for bed... and i really don't feel like grocery shopping but you have to do it..